Federal Minister of Aviation Ghulam Sarwar Khan has blamed the pilot and air traffic controller for the crash of the PIA passenger plane in Karachi and said that both didn’t follow the usual procedure.

Presenting a report on the Karachi plane crash in the National Assembly session, he said that according to the initial report, the ill-fated plane was 100% fit for flight and there were no technical glitches.

He said flights were suspended due to coronavirus and the plane took off for its first flight on May 7 and crashed on May 22, during which time it completed six successful flights, including 5 flights from Lahore to Karachi and from Karachi to Lahore. and one was for Sharjah.

The Federal Minister said that both the Pilots, the Captain, and the Co-pilot were experienced and were medically fit to fly the aircraft.